ϩⲁϭⲉ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ϩⲁⲁϭⲉ (haace) — Sahidic
• ϩⲁϫⲓ (hači) — Bohairic

Etymology

A compound, ultimately from Egyptian ḥꜢq (“to capture”). Perhaps an early borrowing from Proto-Semitic *lqḥ (“to take”) through metathesis, compare Hebrew לקח (lakákh).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhaʔkʲə/

Noun

ϩⲁϭⲉ • (hace) m (plural ϩⲁϭⲉ (hace))

1. (Sahidic) snare

Further reading

• Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎^[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 744